This is how obvious they made it in the show in case you're curious: NSFW, kind of (the fake bj sounds were hilariously over the top).
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Game of Thrones - Season 2 - George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire - Sundays on HBO
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I would hope so. She's a great Arya so far, and Arya's arc in Clash of Kings is my favorite in the book (and what pushed Arya into my number one favorite character spot).
RatskyWatsky
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That's gay? I thought it was only gay if balls touched.
ColonialRaptor
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Ooooh Boy... it close now!!
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Razgriz-Specter
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Just started watching the first season this week and finished last night.
Loved it glad I finally got around to watching it.
Excited for season 2, called and ordered HBO this morning.
Loved it glad I finally got around to watching it.
Excited for season 2, called and ordered HBO this morning.
Lactose_Intolerant
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one of those is not like the other
timetokill
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That was bugging the hell out of me for the entire second half of that scene
I just figured they never did it. He liked him with one shaved armpit, and one hairy.
Supermanisdead
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at least its not rubicon
Yeah, I found it kind of underwhelming. Not horrible though.
Pollux
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I agree, it wasn't horrible, but this was the first time I've re-watched episode 1, and I think I just kept re-imagining it in my head like I always thought he would have delivered it...and it was just different.
He just says it, and then instantly cuts to black. I just wish he had emphasized certain words more or something. I don't even really know how I would improve it, just that the way he delivered it, while good, was underwhelming since I had built up that scene for years and it was different than what I pictured.
Oh well. Season 2 is going to be mind blowing awesome.
I'm watching the last ep of S1 now. I just love Tyrion. "I have a better chance of drinking wine from that glass than we do of getting Rob Stark to sue for peace. Why should he? He's winning."
Plus that moment of recognition on his face when Tywin finally says, "You're my son." in response to the question about why he's going to serve as hand of the king.
Can't wait for S2
Plus that moment of recognition on his face when Tywin finally says, "You're my son." in response to the question about why he's going to serve as hand of the king.
Can't wait for S2
Choke on the Magic
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So I recently watched the entire first season and loved it. Problem is I'm the type that likes to wait for the dvd/bd release and watch them all in one marathon weekend. This means I will be on a black out for season 2.
I am very interested in reading the books while I wait, but when I went to amazon it seems the reviews for the books get worse. So I'm asking true fans of the books; do they really get shitty as the story goes on or is there just a rabid fan base that thinks they could write a better story. Either way I'm ordering the first two books. Just want a honest opinion on the latter books. No spoilers please.
I am very interested in reading the books while I wait, but when I went to amazon it seems the reviews for the books get worse. So I'm asking true fans of the books; do they really get shitty as the story goes on or is there just a rabid fan base that thinks they could write a better story. Either way I'm ordering the first two books. Just want a honest opinion on the latter books. No spoilers please.
Loved the first book, liked the second a lot, some parts of the third were really cool, then I kind of lost interest from that point on.
The first three books are some of the best of the genre I've ever read. After that, it doesn't get bad per se. It just slows the pace down a lot. Things that you might hear of in passing in the first three books get entire story arcs devoted to them in the last two. It certainly isn't bad, and if you love the characters and the world you'll still enjoy them. It's just that the first three books have a lot better pacing and a lot better story arcs than the last two that have come out. The way the plot seems to be heading though, the next book should return to form.
Choke on the Magic
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First 3 are pretty fantastic, I hate the fourth, and generally liked the fifth (though some of the carry over I hated from the fourth still made me like it quit a bit less than the first 3).
None of them are horrid, but depending on what you like about the series, it does start drifting away from what it started as in various ways.
Jibbajabbawockky
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The first 3 books are top notch. Really great. The 4th and 5th aren't bad by any means, they're still quite good but the pacing goes to hell IMO. So they're a bit bloated but still really good and they seem to set up some nice events going forward. I think some people rag on the 4th and 5th in part due to how long it took George RR Martin to write them too.
That and a lot of the Amazon reviews I've read are angry fans who complain how George RR Martin is a fat, lazy old man and will die before he can finish the books and therefore nobody should even start reading them.
I'd recommend getting the 4 book box set as its a pretty good deal, unless you don't want the smaller paperbacks.
PhoenixDark
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WiC posted some reviews from regular fans who have attended the various premiers for the first two episodes. There are some minor spoilers so watch out, and of course if you haven't seen season 1 don't click ha
http://winteriscoming.net/2012/03/fans-review-the-early-eps-of-season-two/
One fan addresses the issue I and many others brought up: camera work
http://winteriscoming.net/2012/03/fans-review-the-early-eps-of-season-two/
One fan addresses the issue I and many others brought up: camera work
Good read from an nba site. Really shows the broad appeal for this show..
http://dimemag.com/2012/03/war-is-coming-to-hbo-this-weekend/
http://dimemag.com/2012/03/war-is-coming-to-hbo-this-weekend/
KuwabaraTheMan
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Yeah, Martin really steps his game up with Feast. The prose is world's beyond where it started. For what it's worth, I think Books 4 and 5 are great, but it took me a second read to truly love Feast. The world building in those books is fantastic.
It seems most of my gripes with the show will be relegated to season one. Is it Sunday yet?
It's crazy how much improvement you can see from his books, book 1 - 5. can't wait for 6, should have a lot of action. (i love the entire series).
it's why you can't be friends with women
That was her first exposure to the series?
As good as that trailer is, it's for fans. I don't think I'd pick that for a cold open.
Yes. I suppose you're right, but I think she just has terrible taste. When I left they were just about to start watching Tower Heist.
She certainly does.
I like to think of the first three books as Act 1, scenes one, two and three, and then book 4 is Act 2, scene 1. The latter half of book 3 is practically non-stop climactic action, and then book 4 and 5 certainly slow down the pace and set things up for the next and final climax of the series, which should take place in the next two books. Book 4 is easily the worst in the series, imo, but it's still a good book that does a lot of great world building and character development. Book 5 is great, and has some of the best chapters and arcs in the entire series, while also having some rather annoying moments and questionable editing decisions. The entire series is the best I've ever read though.
I would rank them as follows:
3>1>5=2>4
I think clash is pretty underrated since its kind of like the middle child. But which book you like more depends on who your favorite characters are. The number of chapters per character changes with each book so every book has a different focus. and King K is spot on about book 5. Kind of leaves you with blue balls in a lot of story lines.
I would rank them as 3>2>1>5>4
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I would rank them as 3>2>1>5>4
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I would put 2 and 1 as a tie but thats a cop out so the only reason I prefer 2 is because the focus is on my fave characters arya, tyrion, and robb. Bran, Jon, and Dany take a backseat which I enjoyed. Even do I do like Dany's chapters and Jon's interactions with tyrion. I just don't like the night watch storyline as much as the others.
Book 3 is easily the best not just because of all the crazy shit that goes down but also because the grayscale jumps so much characters like Jaime and the hound become so interesting.
Book 3 is easily the best not just because of all the crazy shit that goes down but also because the grayscale jumps so much characters like Jaime and the hound become so interesting.
It's 3>1>2>5>4 for me.
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ADWD could have been higher, there are some amazing chapters in there, but the editing problems are too big to overlook, especially since they affect the ending. When GRRM will announce that he needs another book after the 7th to complete the saga, basically confirming that the series will never have a proper conclusion, I will blame ADWD for it. To even have a chance of ending the series, GRRM should have written ADWD like another ASOS, the game changer book that connects/end a lot of storylines. Yet what we have is an AFFC with better characters, a book that instead of doing a couple steps forward towards an ending, does three steps backwards.
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3 > 1 > 2 > 4 > 5
ADWD has some of the best chapters in the series in terms of writing and context. But the good is surrounded by some terrible story arcs. Especially from two certain characters.
ADWD has some of the best chapters in the series in terms of writing and context. But the good is surrounded by some terrible story arcs. Especially from two certain characters.
PairOfFilthySocks
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Yep. Some chapters could've just been trimmed entirely. Cutting out the friggin' epic climax the book was leading up to is what really hurt it for me, though, but at least it means WoW is gonna start with one hell of a bang.
criesofthepast
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So excited for this to start again. Its one of those shows me and my girlfriend both love so it's nice to sit and watch together. After the sex scenes between Drogo and Khaleesi in season one my gf got real hot and ever since then she likes it doggystyle real rough. She sometimes screams Drogo's name during sex though and I'm still confused on how I should feel about that.
TouchMyBox
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About 90% of the people I know between the ages of 18 and 35 are huge fans of GoT. So I would have to agree. I can't remember there ever being a show that everyone around me gets as hyped for as they do for GoT. Even something as excellent as Breaking Bad only gets about half the attention.
Future PhaZe
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Any pics or vids of Brienne?
TouchMyBox
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I hope she's really hot just to fuck with us.
There's simply no way ADWD could ever have been the kind of climactic book ASOS is and if you anticipated that it would be, then you were just being dumb. AFFC & ADWD together make what is essentially another A Game of Thrones in how it sets up the upcoming events, introduces a lot of new players and has tons of world building. ASOS was the reward for everything that he had been building up since AGOT. After that kind of game changer book, you simply can't just continue forward with the same kind of pace. You need to take a step back and see the aftermath and start setting up upcoming stuff. AFFC & ADWD are pretty much an epilogue for ASOS as well as a prologue for TWOW and ADOS. It's pretty clear that things will pick up in TWOW.
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I agree, I felt that way at the time and even moreso with my rewatch.
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